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Title: Uranium yellow pressed glass salts
Post by: Anne E.B. on July 02, 2012, 02:14:43 PM

These look very like ones shown in an Edward Moore catalogue, and similar to a design shown in a Sowerby catalogue.  However, I don't think this colour was made by Sowerby.  Did Edward Moore produce glass in this very bright yellow colour?  They might have been made by A-nother of course.  Needless to say, they glow incredibly under a U.V. light :o
Thank you for any help ;)

Title: Re: Unranium yellow pressed glass salts
Post by: neilh on July 02, 2012, 03:15:10 PM

Manchester companies made items in bright yellow uranium roughly 1850 to 1870, perhaps longer than that.
Have a look at salts 323 and 339 on this page, they look quite close
https://sites.google.com/site/molwebbhistory/Home/registered-designs/molineaux-webb-unregistered-pressed-glass/salts

Title: Re: Unranium yellow pressed glass salts
Post by: Lustrousstone on July 02, 2012, 03:36:12 PM

Both Sowerby and Moore also used the bright yellow in that late Victorian period.

Title: Re: Uranium yellow pressed glass salts
Post by: Anne E.B. on July 03, 2012, 12:57:53 PM

Thanks very much folks ;)
It certainly looks a very good match for Molineaux Webb no.339!